24. c6f3  24... f4g3  25. h2g3  25... b5b4 Of course, the position is drawn. But in practice, it's more comfortable to play as Black due to the better pawn structure. In addition, Ding was in time trouble and his last moves showed a great desire to fight desperately for a draw, which must have increased Gukesh's confidence. 26. a2a4 The idea is to offer a pawn on the queenside to simplify the game further and go for a theoretically drawn endgame.